mhuang2286
Active Member
Rapidspeeds USA Speed Tests
There's been a lot of questions and posts on Rapidspeeds new USA servers and the infrastructure, speed, peering etc.
So, I've done a bunch of tests that include speed tests from other datacenters and speed tests to popular file hosts. Here ya go:
Server:
USA - Dedicated - QX2000
Specs - http://rapidspeeds.com/index.php?a=dedicated&act=moreinfo&id=15
Port - 1Gbit Full Duplex
[SLIDE]http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/2631/wdcspeed.png[/SLIDE]
WASHINGTON DC - SOFTLAYER - 500MB - [USA]
Average: 95.5 MB/s
High: 100 MB/s
Low ~93 MB/s
Ping: 1.62 ms
[SLIDE]http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/9169/dalspeed.png[/SLIDE]
DALLAS - SOFTLAYER - 500MB - [USA]
Average: 2.72 MB/s
High: 5.05 MB/s
Low: 800 KB/s
Ping: 34.6 ms
[SLIDE]http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/5926/caspeed.png[/SLIDE]
SAN JOSE, CA - SOFTLAYER - 500MB - [USA]
Average: 31.8 MB/s
High: 36.2 MB/s
Low: 32 MB/s
Ping: 71 ms
[SLIDE]http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/1645/shspeed.png[/SLIDE]
CHICAGO - SINGLEHOP - 500MB - [USA]
Average: 10.9 MB/s
High: 11.1 MB/s
Low: 10.8 MB/s
Ping: 35 ms
[SLIDE]http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9209/ovhspeed.png[/SLIDE]
PARIS, FRANCE - OVH - 1000MB - [EUROPE]
Average: 5.77 MB/s
High: ~13 MB/s
LOw: 2.5 MB/s
Ping: 84.3 ms
[SLIDE]http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2227/lwspeed.png[/SLIDE]
NETHERLANDS - LEASEWEB - 500MB - [EUROPE]
Average: 17.1 MB/s
High: 27 MB/s
LOw: 7 MB/s
Ping: 86.1 ms
File Hosts - Uploading
500MB file using Zoom File & Image Uploader
[SLIDE]http://lulzimg.com/i23/905468.png[/SLIDE]
Rapidshare - 4.2 MB/s - peaked @ 9 MB/s
Megaupload - 400-500 kB/s <--- MU upload servers suck, can't blame them.
Hotfile - 9.79 MB/s - peaked @ 20 MB/s
Fileserve - 27.4 MB/s
Filesonic - 9.1 MB/s
Wupload - 2.4 MB/s
Oron - 1.2 MB/s
x7 - 7.6 MB/s - peaked @ 19 MB/s
Megashares - 19.4 MB/s
File Hosts - Downloading
Downloading the 500MB file using premium accounts with DownThemAll! on Firefox 3.6
Rapidshare
Megaupload
Hotfile
Fileserve
Filesonic
*I don't have Wupload, Oron, x7, or Megashares premium account. I can test it if someone lets me borrow it.
Hopefully this helped you out!
There's been a lot of questions and posts on Rapidspeeds new USA servers and the infrastructure, speed, peering etc.
So, I've done a bunch of tests that include speed tests from other datacenters and speed tests to popular file hosts. Here ya go:
Server:
USA - Dedicated - QX2000
Specs - http://rapidspeeds.com/index.php?a=dedicated&act=moreinfo&id=15
Port - 1Gbit Full Duplex
[SLIDE]http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/2631/wdcspeed.png[/SLIDE]
WASHINGTON DC - SOFTLAYER - 500MB - [USA]
Average: 95.5 MB/s
High: 100 MB/s
Low ~93 MB/s
Ping: 1.62 ms
[SLIDE]http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/9169/dalspeed.png[/SLIDE]
DALLAS - SOFTLAYER - 500MB - [USA]
Average: 2.72 MB/s
High: 5.05 MB/s
Low: 800 KB/s
Ping: 34.6 ms
[SLIDE]http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/5926/caspeed.png[/SLIDE]
SAN JOSE, CA - SOFTLAYER - 500MB - [USA]
Average: 31.8 MB/s
High: 36.2 MB/s
Low: 32 MB/s
Ping: 71 ms
[SLIDE]http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/1645/shspeed.png[/SLIDE]
CHICAGO - SINGLEHOP - 500MB - [USA]
Average: 10.9 MB/s
High: 11.1 MB/s
Low: 10.8 MB/s
Ping: 35 ms
[SLIDE]http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9209/ovhspeed.png[/SLIDE]
PARIS, FRANCE - OVH - 1000MB - [EUROPE]
Average: 5.77 MB/s
High: ~13 MB/s
LOw: 2.5 MB/s
Ping: 84.3 ms
[SLIDE]http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2227/lwspeed.png[/SLIDE]
NETHERLANDS - LEASEWEB - 500MB - [EUROPE]
Average: 17.1 MB/s
High: 27 MB/s
LOw: 7 MB/s
Ping: 86.1 ms
File Hosts - Uploading
500MB file using Zoom File & Image Uploader
[SLIDE]http://lulzimg.com/i23/905468.png[/SLIDE]
Rapidshare - 4.2 MB/s - peaked @ 9 MB/s
Megaupload - 400-500 kB/s <--- MU upload servers suck, can't blame them.
Hotfile - 9.79 MB/s - peaked @ 20 MB/s
Fileserve - 27.4 MB/s
Filesonic - 9.1 MB/s
Wupload - 2.4 MB/s
Oron - 1.2 MB/s
x7 - 7.6 MB/s - peaked @ 19 MB/s
Megashares - 19.4 MB/s
File Hosts - Downloading
Downloading the 500MB file using premium accounts with DownThemAll! on Firefox 3.6
Rapidshare
Megaupload
Hotfile
Fileserve
Filesonic
*I don't have Wupload, Oron, x7, or Megashares premium account. I can test it if someone lets me borrow it.
Hopefully this helped you out!
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